Before (end of 1985) (59 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 36 · Labour 12 · Other 9 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 2
After (end of 1986) (59 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 34 · Labour 12 · Other 9 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 4
Ward results
Broadway1 seat · turnout 43.8%
| S. Murray | Labour | 1,325 ✓ |
| D. Cheatle | Conservative | 264 |
| M. Barnett | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 212 |
| B. Wilkins | National Front | 71 |
Buckhurst Hill East1 seat · turnout 49.4%
| M. Pettman | Lib/Sdp | 818 |
| G. Smith | Conservative | 730 |
| S. Goodwin | Labour | 337 |
Buckhurst Hill West1 seat · turnout 38.9%
| R. Braybrook | Conservative | 934 |
| R. Eveling | Lib/Sdp | 715 |
| L. Timson | Labour | 192 |
Chigwell Row1 seat · turnout 44.0%
| A. McRoberts | Conservative | 381 |
| G. West | Lib/Sdp | 295 |
| E. Robertson | Labour | 96 |
Chigwell Village1 seat · turnout 35.6%
| B. Gunby | Conservative | 696 ✓ |
| M. Austin | Lib/Sdp | 294 |
| A. Marshall | Independent | 109 |
| P. Cook | Labour | 88 |
Debden Green1 seat · turnout 41.5%
| R. Steele | Labour | 1,106 |
| M. O'Gorman | Conservative | 338 |
| S. King | Lib/Sdp | 234 |
Epping Hemnall1 seat · turnout 38.2%
| M. Culling | Conservative | 798 |
| I. Standfast | Labour | 486 |
| J. Eves | Lib/Sdp | 485 |
Epping Lindsey1 seat · turnout 41.3%
| J. O'Brien | Conservative | 856 |
| D. Gent | Lib/Sdp | 629 |
| D. Sturrock | Labour | 562 |
Grange Hill1 seat · turnout 37.5%
| G. Hallett | Lib/Sdp | 918 |
| M. Farnsworth | Conservative | 711 |
| J. Faiz | Labour | 158 |
Loughton Forest1 seat · turnout 45.7%
| R. Gow | RES | 814 |
| E. Markham | Conservative | 436 |
| H. McSweeney | Labour | 100 |
Loughton Roding1 seat · turnout 48.9%
| A. Miller | Conservative | 952 ✓ |
| A. Peacham | Labour | 707 |
| A. Larner | RES | 259 |
| J. Lowe | Lib/Sdp | 170 |
Loughton St. Johns1 seat · turnout 45.7%
| D. Rhodes | RES | 1,058 |
| J. Phillips | Conservative | 654 |
| J. Ormston | Labour | 231 |
Loughton St. Marys1 seat · turnout 41.6%
| S. Webb | RES | 775 |
| D. James | Conservative | 417 |
| M. Guy | Labour | 184 |
North Weald Bassett1 seat
| E. Hudspeth | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Paternoster1 seat · turnout 35.6%
| S. Riley | Labour | 824 |
| A. Brock | Conservative | 434 |
THEYDON BOIS1 seat · turnout 41.3%
| J. Wainwright | Conservative | 875 |
| D. Weldon | Lib/Sdp | 350 |
| J. Davy | Labour | 144 |
Waltham Abbey East1 seat · turnout 40.6%
| J. O'Reilly | Conservative | 999 |
| I. Bell | Labour | 765 |
| M. Callaghan | Lib/Sdp | 220 |
Waltham Abbey West1 seat · turnout 37.9%
| G. Jailler | Conservative | 753 |
| F. Harewood | Labour | 658 |
